Also called: Market Access Director, Pricing & Reimbursement Manager
Works with insurers and governments to get new medicines covered and priced.
Builds the value story for a new drug, meets with insurance company pharmacy directors, and negotiates coverage so patients can afford it.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in science or business; MBA, PharmD, or MPH common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Business, Pharmacy, Public Health.
Growing about average. Tracks BLS biological scientists.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI builds value models and payer decks; negotiating coverage with insurers and governments stays human.
Classes: AP Economics, Statistics, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2021.
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